Lu Yan disappeared for a while recently because he and Lu Lingqi went out alone to "appreciate the snow."
This is actually something we should have done last year, but we have been busy with official duties and have been unable to fulfill it.
Originally, Lu Yan promised Lu Lingqi last year that he would go for an outing, but because he was afraid that he would be busy with many things after spring this year, he simply moved forward the time and changed it to snow viewing...
This year's winter has been colder than before. In some places, heavy snow has been falling for more than half a month, crushing many people's houses.
However, the field soldiers under Cao Cao's rule are actively providing disaster relief, and now the common people basically have cotton-padded clothes, coal stoves, and no shortage of food... So even though this winter is very cold and there are many disasters, there is basically no news.
News that someone froze to death and starved to death.
As soon as Lu Yan returned to the city, Yi Ji came over eagerly. Cao Cao and Xun Yu both sent urgent letters to the governor's office, saying that a big change had occurred in Jingzhou and that all places were required to enter a state of war preparedness!
However, the information they sent was a bit rough, so Lu Yan looked around for Guo Jia, preparing to learn more detailed information from the shadow he controlled.
After knowing Lu Yan's purpose, Guo Jia told Lu Yan and others all the information he knew in detail.
After hearing this, Lu Yan couldn't help but sigh: "As expected of Pang Tong and Zhuge Jin, they are amazing."
"So how powerful is Pang Tong? How about compared to Guo Jijiu?" Zhao Xue asked curiously.
Lu Yan glanced at Guo Jia when he heard this, and then said lightly: "It's only half a pound."
"Can't you change the word?" Guo Jia couldn't help but protest.
The protest was ineffective and Lu Yan simply ignored him.
Pang Tong was good at conspiracies. Historically, he once presented three strategies to capture Yizhou for Liu Bei to choose from.
The above plan was for Liu Bei to launch a sneak attack on the main part of Yizhou, because Liu Zhang had weak control of the army and had no habit of preparing for war.
So if Liu Bei's army makes a sneak attack, as long as it goes well, it might be successful in just one attempt.
But it is obvious that this tactic seems reasonable, and it does have a probability of victory; but the problem is that this probability is not high; as long as the enemy is aware of it and is prepared in advance, let alone losing, it can
It may be very difficult to escape unscathed.
The trick was to let Liu Bei pretend to go back to Jingzhou. Since the guest was going home, the host would naturally give him a gift to show his appreciation.
Then when Yang Huai and Gao Pei come out to see each other off, they can be tied up directly, and then they can seize Fucheng from their home, and then launch an attack on Liu Zhang.
The final plan is to retreat to Baidi City, let all Liu Bei's troops withdraw from Yizhou, and then wait for the opportunity at the border of Yizhou and Jingzhou...
The upper plan was extremely risky, and Lao Liu would hardly consider it. Not to mention the second plan, the two of them had never really considered it at all. Although the middle plan was somewhat unethical, it caused the least loss and was also the easiest to succeed.
It can be seen that Pang Tong uses tricks to achieve his goals as the main means. He doesn't care whether you are moral or shameless. A black cat or a white cat is a good cat when it catches mice!
But as the saying goes, if you often walk along the river, your shoes will not get wet. The more you use Qimou, the higher the risk will be.
Pang Tong died in Fengpo because Zhang Ren saw through his plan and set up an ambush in advance to kill him.
For Lu Yan, although Pang Tong was a headache, he was not as difficult to deal with as Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi.
Zhuge Liang was extremely cautious, and his soldiers pushed forward with absolute strength. As long as he made no mistakes, his enemies would have a hard time finding Zhuge Liang's flaws, and naturally there would be no way to defeat him.
Sima Yi is even more like this. He has almost no weaknesses when marching and fighting; as long as he doesn't move, no one can get over him.
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Jiangdong, Wuxian.
Long Shi Zhang Zhao, Lu Su who joined the army...all the prominent figures in Jiangdong, except Zhou Yu who led the army, almost all gathered together.
"Huh!" Sun Quan exhaled a long breath, and then slowly sat on the main seat.
Sun Quan saw that all the civil and military officials had arrived, so he said, "I've gathered you all today to discuss important matters."
After finishing speaking, Sun Quan looked at Lu Su and motioned for him to explain to everyone.
Lu Su came out of work, and after handing over to his colleagues, he said: "Everyone, I will repay you by working carefully. Liu Biao died of a sudden illness. Zhuge Jin joined forces with Pang Tong to assist Liu Qi in defeating Cai Hao, and secured Jingzhou in just over ten days.
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"Pang Tong?" Sun Quan felt that the name sounded familiar, so he asked: "Zijing, is Pang Tong one of ours?"
When mentioning Pang Tong and Lu Su, he was very angry. A great genius was actually thrown into the post of county magistrate... But it was his own lord who made the decision, and Lu Su couldn't easily be angry with Sun Quan.
"Yes! Pang Tong's courtesy name is Shi Yuan and his nickname is Feng Chu. His talent is comparable to that of Cao Cao's military advisor Guo Fengxiao who offered wine and played Zhicai!" Although Lu Su could not scold Sun Quan in person, he could use another way to make Sun Quan feel uncomfortable.
"Uh..." Sure enough, Sun Quan was speechless.
Lu Su also evaluated Pang Tong in the same way before, but because Pang Tong had no substantial achievements, basically no one believed what he said.
But now, the changes in Jingzhou have allowed the world to see Pang Tong's ability; when Lu Su said this comment again, the people who were slapped in the face would be Sun Quan and the civil servants and generals who laughed at Pang Tong.
"Ahem..." Sun Quan coughed twice to cover up his embarrassment. He deliberately avoided Pang Tong and brought up another matter, "Jingzhou Farewell Zhuge Jin's letter stated that Lu Yan was training vigorously in Chenliu
The navy has heard that its fleet of warships has exceeded a hundred, and its intention to go south to plot Jingzhou and Jiangdong has become clear!"
At this point, everyone fell silent, and no one paid attention to Pang Tong's affairs anymore. The topic in the meeting hall had obviously been completely diverted by Sun Quan.
After Sun Quan paused and observed for a moment, he continued: "Lu Yan is the best person in the world today for his literary ability to bring peace to the world with his pen and his military ability to mount a horse to determine the world!
What's even more frightening is that Cao Cao, who has always been very suspicious, trusts Lu Yan extremely much, even more than his own relatives and siblings.
Fighting Lu Bu, slaying Yuan Shu, conquering Yuan Shao, destroying Wuhuan... Lu Yan was involved in every major event. If such a man organized his troops and attacked me in Jiangdong... Let me ask you, who can resist, who dares to resist
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Sun Quan's words seemed to enhance others' prestige and destroy his own ambition.
Cheng Pu, as a veteran general in the army, was the first to stand up and said: "Cao Cao has Lu Yan, and we in Jiangdong also have Zhou Gongjin! My lord, you can't increase the prestige of others and destroy your own ambition!"
Immediately afterwards, Huang Gai also stood up, clasped his fists and said: "My lord, most of Cao's troops come from the north and are not good at water warfare.
Although Lu Yan was training troops in the Yellow River, let alone whether his naval warships could enter the Yangtze River, how could the navy, which had only been in force for one year, really go to the battlefield?
If Cao Jun really dares to march to Jiangdong, I, Huang Gongfu, will ensure that they will die without coming back!" Huang Gai's analysis makes some sense, and this is actually a common understanding among Jiangdong troops.
"Okay! General Huang said it well!"
The generals in the meeting hall began to agree one after another, and even the weak-minded civil servants felt a little more at ease at this moment.
The reason why Sun Quan wanted to increase the prestige of Cao's army in front of so many people was actually to stimulate these generals and let them speak out with their own example, so as to calm the hearts of others.
It has to be said that Sun Quan's goal was achieved. Except for the slight embarrassment due to Pang Tong's incident, everything was as expected by Sun Quan.